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QC court orders Quiboloy’s transfer to city jail

Manila: The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) trying the cases against religious leader Apollo C. Quiboloy and his co-accused has ordered their ‘immediate’ transfer from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame to the Q…

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Top Lao leader meets Vietnamese front leader

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held a meeting in Hanoi on September 10 with Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Presid…

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PH total external trade in goods up 4.5% in July

Manila: The country’s total external trade in goods went up by 4.5 percent in July this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

Data released on Tuesday showed that the total external trade in goods reached USD17.37 billion, up from las…

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PhilHealth-CAR hits 87% of 2024 enrollment target

BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation-Cordillera Administrative Region (PhilHealth-CAR) on Tuesday said it has enrolled 1,622,607 members as of July, already 87 percent of the target this year.

There are now 203,728 members in Ab…

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House panel defers OVP budget for 2025 anew

Manila: The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday deferred anew the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) after Vice President Sara Duterte and her entire office skipped the second hearing.

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